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Washington, DC, January 30, 2014 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s human rights agency, the Alliance for South Sudanese in Diaspora (ASSD), welcomes the signing of a cessation of hostilities agreement between South Sudan’s warring factions. The agreement was signed on January 23, 2014, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. In a statement released to the media, the block…

Addis Ababa, January 29, 2014 (SSNA) — Norwegian foreign minister Borge Brende has on Wednesday said Uganda should begin withdrawing its soldiers from the conflict-hit south Sudan. Brende’s comment comes just six days after the “cessation of hostilities” was signed in Ethiopia by South Sudan’s opposing factions. "It is now important that President Museveni of…

Malakal, January 28, 2014 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s opposition force, the Sudan People’s Liberation Movement/Army (SPLM/A) has on Tuesday said SPLA soldiers loyal to president Salva kiir has committed serious crimes in Malakal, Bentiu, and Bor towns. The accusation comes just days after “cessation of hostilities” was signed by the two worrying factions in the…

Victoria, January 26, 2014 (SSNA) — South Sudanese in Australia planned to hold a peaceful demonstration against Uganda’s military involvement in South Sudan’s crisis. The protest is coordinated by two of the largest South Sudanese organizations in Australia, the South Sudanese Community in Australia (SSCA) and South Sudan Advocacy Group (SSAG). The two agencies believe…

Juba, January 22, 2014 (SSNA) — The South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA) has announced the closure of all its offices in South Sudan and suspended operations until further notice. In a press statement released to the media, the rights group cites government threats as the main reason behind its decision to close…

Kampala, January 21, 2014 (SSNA) — Differences have emerged between member states of the East African Community (EAC) after Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni sent his troops to South Sudan to fight alongside forces loyal to the South Sudanese president Salva kiir. Museveni admits that Uganda’s soldiers are helping President Salva Kiir fight rebels. Recent unconfirmed…

Juba, January 21, 2014 (SSNA) — A house of a prominent South Sudan’s human rights activist was ransacked in Juba by government’s soldiers on the 21st of January 2014. Biel Boutros Biel, the Executive Director of the South Sudan Human Rights Society for Advocacy (SSHURSA) who owns the shattered house, was not at his residence…

Nairobi, January 19, 2014 (SSNA) — Senators of the Kenyan political block, the Coalition for Reforms and Democracy (CORD) have expressed their concerns over Uganda’s military involvement in South Sudan and urged the Kenyan government to stop Uganda’s one-sided policy in the world’s newest nation. The two senators, Hassan Omar and James Orengo charged Uganda’s…

Kampala, January 16, 2014 (SSNA) — Uganda’s media reports revealed that South Sudan and Uganda have signed a military contract long before fighting broke out in Juba late last year. South Sudan, the world’s newest nation entered into military accord with Uganda on the 10th of January 2013, just over eleven months before fighting erupted…

Addis Ababa, January 10, 2014 (SSNA) — South Sudan’s rebel forces loyal to the former South Sudanese Vice President Dr. Riek Machar said that government soldiers with help from Uganda and The Justice and Equality Movement (JEM), took over Bentiu on Friday and described the situation as a “tactical withdrawal” to circumvent civilian casualties. JEM…